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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Fall Trout Fishing 2013

Excitement took over the tired as 330 came and the alarm
screamed in my ears. Brim Reaper and JcCrappie met me with their yaks in tow
ready to hit the water. We had planned on SilverLake
but a forecast of high winds made us change locations. We chose LoonLake
at Silver Springs because it is a long narrow lake that runs east to west and
the winds were out of the south. We did not realize just how windy it had
gotten until we were finished and pulled out of the park and my van was blown
all over the road!!

Loon was the perfect choice it totally shielded us. The
south shore has a high ridge and block of forest which completely saved the day
for a group of addicts in small yaks!

We arrived at 530 and a score of shore angler were already
pounding the water in the dark. The shoreline was riddled in night bobbers and
head lamps. We were unaware that you could start at 5.

Once on the water we had space for ourselves and only had a
handful of other watercraft to share with.
The trout were grouped in schools. All swimming from 2-5 feet down I
tried spinners but no luck. I watched a group of anglers score several trout
quickly from shore. I paddled out of their casting range and dropped anchor.
The school I marked on my Lowrance was much thicker here. That’s when the fun
started, my floats disappeared quickly as minnows were attacked at 4.5 feet. At
one point I had 2 on at once! Chunsum hooked a couple as well.

At one point I lost feeling in my ass and needed a break.
Brim and I headed to shore. The great thing about Loon is that they were
prepared for fisherman. Bathrooms, bait, and food were available. We enjoyed a
hot dog and shot the shit as we watched the guys fish for a while.

Later Sooner bass joined our DuPage Angler Kayak Trout Party
and scored a large trout. I believe it
was fooled by a sassy shad. We found a fish crib and managed to catch some
crappie off of it before the wind was too bad on that end of the lake and had
to move.

Back were we started, I finally got a Loon yellow bass! This
was my first yellow in years since the die off in the Fox
River and Chain. It didn’t matter how small it was, I was excited.

It was pretty cool to four guys from DuPageAngler.com on the
water all in kayaks!! I had a blast and cannot wait until the 2013 fall opener.

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With over 30 years experience of angling Dan still cannot quench his thirst for tight lined watery battles on our area’s rivers and lakes. A multi-species angler at heart PondBoy cannot hold any one species at the top of his list. Dan has fished for many species including many types of sunfish, crappies, carp, largemouth, smallmouth, channel cats, walleyes, sauger, white bass, yellow bass, perch, northern pike, musky, king salmon, steelhead, brown trout, coho salmon, rainbow trout, pickerel, and flathead catfish.Dan has fished both bass and walleye tournaments, fished Canada several times, and fished Florida. Boat, shore, wading, ice, and fly fishing are all styles he is familiar with. After years of boat and shore fishing, Dan will head to a river for wading if given the opportunity. Artificial baits and flies are two of his biggest strengths. Dan is an expert wader and is a master of presenting live bait with the most efficient techniques, and tackle. He is a expert ice fisherman who is always happy to take new guys out. Showing them how fun it is and that it can extend their fishing adventures all year.

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With over 30 years experience of angling Dan still cannot quench his thirst for tight lined watery battles on our area’s rivers and lakes. A multi-species angler at heart PondBoy cannot hold any one species at the top of his list. Dan has fished for many species including many types of sunfish, crappies, carp, largemouth, smallmouth, channel cats, walleyes, sauger, white bass, yellow bass, perch, northern pike, musky, king salmon, steelhead, brown trout, coho salmon, rainbow trout, pickerel, and flathead catfish.

Dan is a pro-staffer for DuPage Angler.com the owner of DuPage Fishing Guide Service and is now excited to be a pro staffer for Crabby Bass Lures,BLAF,Notch Gear, Beardhead, Pivothead, Mythic Gear and Aurora Lures! Dan's Team won the worldwide fresh water title for Kayak Wars and He has fished both bass and walleye tournaments, fishedCanada several times, and fished Florida. Boat, shore, wading, ice, and fly fishing are all styles he is familiar with. After years of boat and shore fishing, Dan will head to a river for wading if given the opportunity. Artificial baits and flies are two of his biggest strengths. Dan is an expert wader and is a master of presenting live bait with the most efficient techniques, and tackle. He is a expert ice fisherman who is always happy to take new guys out. Showing them how fun it is and that it can extend their angling adventures all year.